Claudine Hauri – International Arctic Research Center

Natural cycles in the Gulf of Alaska accentuate ocean acidification

By Heather McFarland | September 15, 2021

Open water with mountains in the background and yellow sky with dark clouds.

New research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks shows that the fluctuations of major wind and ocean circulation systems can temporarily accelerate or reverse the rate of ocean acidification in…

New tool explores ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska

By Heather McFarland | July 29, 2020

Open blue water in foreground with snowy mountains in the background under light blue sky with light clouds.

A new scientific model and associated web tool will help scientists, resource managers, fishermen and decision-makers understand ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska. Ocean acidification is a term for…

Southern Ocean acidification puts marine organisms at risk

By Heather McFarland | March 11, 2019

Iceberg in the foreground with dark water and snowy mountains in the background.

New research indicates that acidification of the Southern Ocean will cause a layer of water to form below the surface that corrodes the shells of some sea snails, an outcome…

Science and art illustrate changing marine Arctic ecosystem

By Heather McFarland | December 4, 2018

Painted seascape with animals by Klara Maisch.

A recent study led by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists Claudine Hauri and Seth Danielson is combining art and science to characterize the Chukchi Sea, a rapidly changing ecosystem off…

IARC scientist awarded $1.25 million to develop a carbon seaglider

By IARC Web | September 13, 2018

Graphic of yellow seaglider in the ocean.

IARC’s Claudine Hauri and Andrew McDonnell, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, were awarded a $1.25M grant from the National Science Foundation for the development and operation of a new autonomous…

IARC researcher leads wilderness program for girls

By IARC Web | November 6, 2017

Group of people walk in single-file line on glacier above ice and rock cliffs.

Claudine Hauri founded the new program called Girls in Icy Fjords, which is a tuition-free wilderness expedition at the University of Alaska Fairbanks where high school girls use science and art to explore Alaska’s coastal landscape. The program aims to inspire girls to consider careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and build their confidence to succeed in male-dominated fields.

To UAF oceanographer Hauri, communication matters

By IARC Web | December 13, 2016

By Nate Bauer | IARC researcher Claudine Hauri recognizes the struggle to communicate about complex scientific concepts. Take, for example, “ocean acidification.” “That’s the simplest way we’ve found for talking…